economic reform

Armenia’s new plan: an economic revolution or empty promises?

On 8 February, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan introduced the government’s ‘revolutionary economic programme’. The programme promised to create ‘radical economic growth’, but critics say it lacks substance, putting too much emphasis on the actions of the public. On 14 February, the ‘revolutionary’ programme extolled by Pashinyan was adopted by Parliament in an 88-40 vote. In his speech to Parliament, Pashinyan emphasised the main points of the programme, with a focus on nationa